Centre for Applied Linguistics & Language Education

Sounds of English

Sounds of English provides an introduction to the attributes of the sound system of the language. It provides information on phonetics, phonology, and orthography. It also explains how to produce the sounds of English with particular focus on the bio-mechanics of articulation. Sounds of English provides background knowledge and understanding which will enable the reader to understand the system of spelling and pronunciation of modern English and its historical roots. The series consists of the following individual posts:

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